DATE: JUNE 27, 2001 “FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE”
TO: NEWS MEDIA
FROM: SHERIFF LAWRENCE W. CROW, JR.
MEDIA CONTACT: STERLING IVEY, (863) 534-6377
OR 819-0221, PAGER
SHERIFF'S OFFICE INVESTIGATING DEATH OF FROSTPROOF
WOMAN
Polk County Sheriff's Office Detectives are investigating the overnight
shooting of a Frostproof man and woman at their residence.
At approximately 10:00 p.m., Tuesday, June 26, the Frostproof Police
Department responded to a shooting call at 17 Beverly Drive in
Frostproof. Upon arriving at the scene, Officers found Maritha
Gomez, DOB 5/22/62 deceased in a bedroom at the rear of the house
from a single gun shot to the head.
Officers also found her boyfriend, Vicente Bravo, DOB 3/11/62 of the
same address, with an apparent self-inflicted gun shot wound to his
facial area. Bravo was airlifted to a local hospital where he remains
in critical condition.
The Polk County Sheriff's Office is investigating the case in conjunction
with the Frostproof Police Department. There have been no charges filed
and the investigation is continuing.
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